[A CA Guy]

The voters weren’t winnable.

We are seeing the damage of 30 years of the teacher’s union molding minds.
We are seeing the damage of giant social saftey nets from cradle to grave.
We are seeing the damage of the new elite consiting of government union employees with billions in out elections.

I can go on and on and on.

[wayne_shrugged]

These are the reasons -- pure and simple. And, I personally, don't think we can reverse it.

I am honestly believing that we need to split up into two different countries -- the situation has gotten beyond repair and reconciliation.

[driftless2]

"weren't winnable"

That's the simple truth. The sad fact is more and more Americans are downright happy with the sound of socialism. Pie in the sky. I call them the ignorati. Their numbers swell every year. It might be near the time to offer Americans the choice of which country they want to live in: the socialist one or the free-market capitalist one. Right now I'd say this country is not a center-right country anymore. It's center-left. The parasites, the takers, the leeches won again. Let's amicably separate, and they can live in their socialist paradise.

[Tallguy]

Bread & Circuses.